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Shocking
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A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
Rules
This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.
Just use the old one hand in the back pocket trick if in doubt. And poke with a dry finger, don't dip your hand in seawater then grab on to the electrode, you'll be fine ; basic mains elec safety precautions.
I wonder if most sparkies are men - I'm not sure i've ever met a woman electrician.
Back pocket trick?
It's to prevent the person from completing a circuit across their chest if accidentally touching a ground or the like with their other arm. Hearts don't like that.
Just a way to reduce risk when working with electricity.